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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
The most widely used alphabet in history. Spread through the Roman Empire; ~70% of the world's written languages use Latin script today.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
⌨Keyboard input via IME. Standard Latin Alphabet keyboard layout supported.
U+Unicode Information
Total Characters
26
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
QWERTY Layout (English)
Designed by Christopher Sholes (1873). Global standard for Latin.
Qq
Ww
Ee
Rr
Tt
Yy
Uu
Ii
Oo
Pp
Aa
Ss
Dd
Ff
Gg
Hh
Jj
Kk
Ll
Zz
Xx
Cc
Vv
Bb
Nn
Mm
space
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💡 Most-used keys on home row (ASDF·JKL;) for typing efficiency.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
EnglishSpanishFrenchPortugueseGermanItalian+ hundreds more
Countries
Worldwide
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Learn More
Unicode blocks and external links
◫Unicode Blocks & Archive
0000–007F
Basic Latin
95 characters
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0080–00FF
Latin-1 Supplement
96 characters
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0100–017F
Latin Extended-A
128 characters
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0180–024F
Latin Extended-B
208 characters
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